Ellis Family Law, PLLC

When you are facing a divorce or another family law challenge in the Triangle area, it can seem like the world is falling apart around you. At Ellis Family Law, P.L.L.C., we understand the turmoil you are going through, and we are committed to guiding you toward the best resolution possible. Our team of attorneys is led by Gray Ellis and Autumn Osbourne, both specialists with a board certification in family law from the North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization and includes other board-certified family law specialists as well. You can count on our depth of experience and dedication to excellence to help you through this difficult time.

We serve clients in the following counties:

• Wake County
• Durham County
• Orange County
• Chatham County
• Granville County
• Person County
• Franklin County
• Johnston County

When you have your first consultation with our firm, you will personally speak with Gray Ellis to tell your story. From there, you will work with one lawyer for the duration of your case. You will not get passed to a junior associate or be lost in the shuffle. We take care to match you with the attorney at our firm who can be of the most help in your unique situation. We respect that this is your life, and what happens now can have cascading effects in the future. We aim to ensure that you can face the future from a position of strength and hope.

What does it mean to be a certified family law specialist? Board certification is a helpful guidepost for legal consumers with dozens of law firms to choose from but no clear idea of what makes one attorney stand out from the rest. Any attorney can claim to be knowledgeable or experienced. Board certification, however, is a concrete qualification backed by a rigorous set of standards.

In order to become board certified, a lawyer must:

• Practice heavily in the specialized legal area for at least five years
• Pass a specialty exam administered by the State Bar
• Continue his or her legal education in the specialized legal area
• Maintain a good reputation with peers in the legal profession

In an ever-changing legal area such as family law, it is important to constantly keep abreast of changes in the law. Certified specialization is a benchmark that verifies the attorney has met strict standards regarding knowledge, education, experience and reputation, and gives consumers confidence in his or her abilities and dedication to the practice of law.

In North Carolina, there are approximately 24,000 attorneys. Just over 1.1 percent of them are board-certified specialists. At Ellis Family Law, we have several attorneys who are certified as specialists in family law by the North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization. From our office locations in Durham, Pittsboro and Wake Forest, all of our attorneys provide skilled representation and understanding guidance to clients throughout the Triangle area. Having several family law specialists at our firm is one factor that separates us from the competition.

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Durham,	4
Pittsboro, NC	5

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Family Law	27
Trusts and Estates	10